Universal joint.



No. '7s-1,209.

UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE- HORACE D. JONES, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO GEORGE STEVENSON, GEORGE CINCINNATI. OHIO.

BISHOP, AND MILTON SCHLOSS, OF

UNIVERSAL JOINT.

SPECIFICATIONVforming part of` Letters Patent No. 781,209, dated January 31, 1905.

Appnmion fue@ April ze, 1904. seria No. 205.400.

lTo (LZZ'w/bom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HORACE D. J oNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cincin-l nati, in the county'oil Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Universal Joints; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the yart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to swivel or universal joints, and has for its object to providea neat,` simple, and effective joint of this character which may be employed upon dierent kinds of articles made to subserve a variety of .purposes.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I is a perspective view of a bracket or xture embodying my invention, and Fig. '2 is a sectiorllal View through the joint on an enlarged sca e.

l denotes a tubular body in the form of a split ring madeofspri-ng metal. The ends of this body are adapted to yield outwardly under pull or pressure and to be forced toward each other by the resilient action of the ring, and hence form jaws 2 and 3, while the remainder of the body serves the function `of a spring connecting portion joining the inner ends of the jaws together. The faces of the jaws are beveled to provide concaved seats 5. Disposed between the jaws is a spherical head 6, which fits against said seats 5 and is free to turn between the same. This head may carry any preferred type of bracket arm or support 7, whichis adjustable therewith to any position within the limit of movement of said head in either direction, or the head may form part of a fixed bracket or support adapted to be-secured to a wall or othersurface, or the ring itself may be provided with means to fix it to a surface. In other words, the

head `may turn upon the ring or the ringupon the head and either thus be employed as a" support. The frictional engagement between 'the ring or head will ofcourse be suliicien't to maintain one or the other in adjusted position.

The device may be lused .as a holder for toilet accessories, such as-towels, Svc., or as a bracket or display-support, or as an adjunct lfor window or other display fixtures of any kind, and formany other various uses, and either part of the device may be used as the fixed element at will. Various types'of hooks, brackets, or other supporting elements may also be applied to the part employed as the movable member to enable the same to be adjusted to any angle for use. In coupling and uncoupling the parts the ends of the ring are sprung apart to allow `the head to be insertedor removed, as will be readily understood.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a moreextended explanation. y

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or ,sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described -my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is- 1 I. A'device of the character described comprising a'hollow resilient split ring, thevends .of which form jaws and are provided with the ring and engaging the seats therein, said spherical head being movable angularly in HORACE D. ",JoNEgs. 'Witnessesz S.V MAHLON UNGER, JOSEPH A. MINTURN.

vany direction between the ends of the split 

